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Australian cricket team fast bowler Mitchell Starc made history by becoming the most expensive buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive amount of Rs 24.75 crore. Starc sparked a massive bidding war between KKR and Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2024 Auction with…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction is almost here. The roster for the IPL 2024 auction features 333 cricketers scheduled to go under the gavel in Dubai on Tuesday. Out of 333 players, 214 are Indians and 119 are overseas players of which 2 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 116,…
India vs South Africa 1st ODI Highlights: Arshdeep Singh opened his account in ODI cricket with a five-wicket haul while Avesh Khan took four as South Africa crumbled to a record low score of 116 in their first ODI against India at the Wanderers on Sunday. It is the lowest score for South Africa at home in…
Paying a rich tribute to former India captain MS Dhoni, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to retire the No. 7 jersey. The shirt became synonymous with Dhoni, who remains India’s most successful captain when it comes to ICC events. While the great Sachin Tendulkar‘s No. 10 shirt was already retired by…
India vs South Africa Highlights, 2nd T20: South Africa chased down the revised target of 152 runs to defeat India by five wickets in a rain-interrupted match at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday. After being asked to bat first by South Africa captain Aiden Markram, India were propelled to a score of 180/7 by…
In the cricketing universe, the name Virat Kohli needs no introduction. As the search engine giant ‘Google’ released the list of most searched topics in its entire 25-year-long history, the name Kohli popped at the top when it came to cricketers. Since Google started to exist, some of the finest cricketers have been featured in the sporting…
Fitness wasn’t always a selection criteria in the Indian team but with the evolution of cricket, a lot has changed. With Virat Kohli arguably being the finest example, Indian players have worked hard towards their first. Even the introduction of the Yo-Yo test has forced the players to work on their fitness in order to get into…
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad which hosted the ODI World Cup final between India and Australia on November 19 has been rated “average” by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ICC match referee and former Zimbabwe batter Andy Pycroft, however, rated the outfield as “very good”. Australia had won the World Cup…
Sreesanth, member of India’s 2007 T20 Cricket World Cup and 2011 ODI Cricket World Cup winning teams, was not at all happy with his former Indian cricket teammate Gautam Gambhir after a Legends League Cricket (LLC) game in Surat on Wednesday. The two were involved in a long stare-off during the match at LLC, a tournament for retired…
Former Australia teammates David Warner and Mitchell Johnson are currently embroiled in a bitter controversy. Johnson wrote in his column that the selection of Warner for the Test series against Pakistan was because of the reason that he was retiring after the series and not because of his form. The former Australia pacer also insisted…